Clothes-line support.



No. 849,428. PATBNTED APR. 9, 1907.

J. HVRUEHMLING.

CLOTHES LINE SUPPORT.

APPLICATION rILBD APB.14.19o.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

PATENTED APR. 9, 1907.

LH. RUEHMLING. CLOTHES LINE SUPPORT.

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JOHN H. RUEHMLING, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

CLOTHES-LINE SUPPORT.

Speecation of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr19, 1907.

Application filed April 14,1906. Serial No. 311,75.

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Be it known that l, JOHN H. RUEHMLING, a citizen of the United States, residing at New York., in the-county of New York and State This invention consists of a novel form of' clothes-line support of that type designed for holding or suspending clothes-lines extending out from a window of a dwelling-house and passing about a suitable pulley located at a distance therefrom. Clothes-lines of this kind are usually made endless, so as to admit of ready continuous movement thereof about thepulley at a distance from the dwelling as clothes are either` being hung or removed from the line in this movement.

The support embodying the invention is constructed to facilitate the operation of the clothes-line and to hold the same at the desired adjustment under actual conditions of service.

For a full understanding' of the invention and the merits thereof and also to acquire a knowledge of the details of construction of the means for effecting the result reference is to be had to the following description and accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the embodiment of the invention as when in ractical use. Fig. 2 is a sectional view ringing out more clearly the mounting of the line-supporting bar or member upon the brackets applied to the window of the dwelling. Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken on the line X X of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a detail perspective view of one of the suppciting-brackets.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the 'following description and indicated in all the views of the drawings by the same reference characters.

In carrying out the invention it is contemplated to apply the same to a clothes-line extending from the dwelling at the window 1. (Shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings.) However, it will be understood that the invention is adapted for use in various other ways so far as its cooperation with the clothes-line is concerned. The clothes-line 2 is preferably continuous or endless and passes about a pulley 3, situated at a suitable distance from the window 1 and attached to a supporting-post or similar support 4.

Secured to the frame of the window l are the horizontally-arranged supporting-brackets 5, which brackets consist of bars having the ends thereof projected laterally, as at 6, and attached `to a window-irame in any substantial way. The brackets 5 are provided longitudinally thereof and upon the inner sides with notched or serrated portions constituting seats 7, the purpose of which will appear hereinafter. Two of the brackets 5 are used, preferably, and are vertically spaced from each other, so as to support the line-attaching' member or bar S.

',lhe bar S is provided with lateral loops or hangers E) near its rupper and lower ends, which receive the brackets 5 and which thus maintain the member 8 in proper position to effect the desired operation of the line 2.

The member S is provided with upper and lower clamps 10 and 11, respectively, the upperclamp consisting of a rigid clamp member 1()ZL and a movable clamp member 10b, adapted 'for operation by an eccentric disk 12, secured at 13 to the bar and provided with a short handle 14. The eccentric 12. bears against the under side of the member l()b and will force said member upwardly toward the member 10L to clamp the rope or line received between said members. A guide-loop 15 is used to prevent displacement and guide the movement of the member 10b on the bar 8. The lower clamp 11 is similar to the clamp 10, as it embodies a rigid clamp member 11L and a movable clamp member 11b, secured to the bar S by a guide-loop 15 also. The eccentric 12, having the handle 14 is used to operate the member 11b, however, having a loop 16 projecting upwardly therefrom and extending about the eccentric 12, so that said eccentric may readily lift the member 11b when it is desired to unclamp the rope part received by clamp 11.

The members 1()h and 11a are preferablyy provided with suitable lugs 17 at the outer sides thereof to prevent lateral displacement of the line parts from the clamps when the same are not tightened against the said line parts.

The mounting of the member or bar S upon the `brackets 5 is peculiar by reason of the provision of the parts 9, the latter admitting of loose or to a certain extent free movement of the member S, so that it may accommodate itself to the direction in which the line 2 extends vfrom the window. The seats 7, formed in the length of the brackets permit con-vy struction of the brackets to best arrange ,for mounting a number of the bars 8 thereon and also facilitate the desired adjustment 'of the members 8 according to the angles or directions in which the lines 2 mayeXtend from the window. Of course more'than one line 2 may be employed, according as is necessary for the user.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is; y

i. In a el-otheslne support, 'the combinaL tion of spaced supportingbraclets, a line-atl tacliing member Vthe ends of bear looselyV 'against the said spaced brackets, means for connecting a line to the line-attachL ing member, and keepers carried by the lineattaching member and embracing the brackets whereby the former is held in position against the brackets.

2. In a clothes-line support, the combinaA tion of'spaced supporting-brackets, a line-attaching member applied to said brackets, means for connecting a clothes-line to the lineattaching member, the brackets aforesaid being formed with seats in the length thereof to receive and position the line-attaching member at a predetermined adjustment relative thereto, and means loosely connecting the line-attaching member to the brackets to admit of' free angular movement thereof in the manner specied.

3. In a clothes-line support, the combination of spaced horizontal supporting-brackets provided longitudinally of the inner edges thereof with serrated or notched portions, a vertical line-attaching bar arranged at the inner edges of and received in the seats in the notches or serrated portions of the brackets and positioned at a desired adjustment thereby, loops projecting from the line-attaching bar and loosely connecting the same with the brackets, and upper and lower clamps applied tothe line=attachiiig bar.

4. in a clothesline support, the combination oi spaced and approximately parallel supportingebrackets formed with serrations, a li 11e-attaching member the ends of which bear against the brackets and are heldin an adjusted position by means of the serrations, means for connecting a line to the line-attaching member, and means for loosely connecting the line-attaching member to the brackets.

ln testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN H. RUEHMLING.

lVitnesses:

l/V. A. GRAY. H. J. DoReELoH. 

